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Festivals In Nagoya
There are many festivals held in the city of Nagoya in central Japan. These festivals (''matsuri'') take place throughout the year. Apart from the main national festivals and holidays, which are celebrated across the entire country, Nagoya has its own unique festivals. Major events include the Atsuta Festival at Atsuta Shrine in June, the Port Festival at Nagoya Port in July, the Nagoya Castle Summer Festival in August, and the Nagoya Festival at the Hisaya Ōdori Park in October. Various smaller festivals exist, and different wards and areas of the city have their own local festivals. Events and festivals January * is a Japanese holiday held annually on the second Monday of January. It is held in order to congratulate and encourage all those who have reached the age of majority——over the past year, and to help them realize that they have become adults. Festivities include held at local halls and the Nagoya City Hall or the Aichi Prefectural Government Office, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Festivals
Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan. Many festivals have their roots in traditional Chinese festivals, but have undergone extensive changes over time to have little resemblance to their original form, despite sharing the same name and date. There are also various local festivals (e.g. Tobata Gion) that are mostly unknown outside a given prefecture. Unlike most people in East Asia, Japanese people generally do not celebrate the Lunar New Year, its observance having been supplanted by the Western New Year's Day on January 1 in the late 19th century (see Japanese New Year); however, many continue to observe several of its cultural practices. Many Chinese residents in Japan, as well as more traditional shrines and temples, still celebrate the Lunar New Year in parallel with the Western New Year. In Yokohama Chinatown, Japan's biggest Chinatown, tourists from all over Japan come to enjoy the festival, similar to Nag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōnen Matsuri 2
was the religious reformer and founder of the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism called . He is also considered the Seventh Jōdo Shinshū Patriarch. Hōnen became a Tendai initiate at an early age, but grew disaffected and sought an approach to Buddhism that anyone could follow, even during the perceived Age of Dharma Decline. After discovering the writings of the Chinese Buddhist Shandao, he undertook the teaching of rebirth in the pure land of Amitābha through nianfo or "recitation of the Buddha's name". Hōnen gathered a wide array of followers and critics. Emperor Tsuchimikado exiled Hōnen and his followers in 1207 after an incident regarding two of his disciples in addition to persuasion by influential Buddhist communities. Hōnen was eventually pardoned and allowed to return to Kyoto, where he stayed for a short time before his death. Biography Early life Hōnen was born to a prominent family in the city of Kume in Mimasaka Province. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoya Agricultural Center
The Nagoya Agricultural Center (名古屋市農業センター) is located in Tenpaku Ward in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. The centre is free of charge, featuring a cafe and a shops that sells organic food such as vegetables and health foods. It also sells plants. It features greenhouse, glasshouses and a model farm with livestock. The grounds are also used for picnics and sees peak visitor numbers during the Prunus mume, plum and cherry blossom season in spring. Access by public transport is a 15 minutes walk east from Hirabari Station on the Tsurumai Line. Gallery External links City of Nagoya , Nagoya Agricultural Center Parks and gardens in Nagoya Buildings and structures in Nagoya {{Japan-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meijō Park
is a public park surrounding Nagoya Castle in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Japan History The name Meijō derives itself from the abbreviated ''kanji'' form of . So in effect the park's name translated means "Nagoya Castle Park", since it lies to the north of the castle and used to be a part of its wider compound. The park is located on the site of the former ''Ofuke-niwa'' (御深井庭) or ''Ofuke-oniwa'' (御深井御庭) of the Edo period. The Ofuke Garden was a large garden centering on a pond that was left over from the low marshland that existed on the north side of the castle when Nagoya Castle was built, and served as a defense for the north side of the castle. The pond had a number of small islands and the area was cultivated as a Japanese garden. It is said that the third ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Iemitsu admired this garden when he visited and used it as a model for the Fukiage part of Edo Castle. Located west of the Ofuke Garden was lord Tokugawa Naritomo's ''Shin Goten'' (新御 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
